31 MEI National Research University teams competed for tickets to the "CASE-IN" semifinals

The qualifying stage of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" was held on March 1, 2023 at the National Research University "MEI".

This year, the National Research University "MEI" became a venue for the traditional field of "Electric Power Engineering" and a completely new field for the championship, "Thermal Power Engineering", created on the initiative of our university.

14 teams in "Electric power engineering", 17 teams in "Thermal Power Engineering", more than 4 hours of protection in each direction, 114 participants — this is how the NRU "MEI" opened a series of intramural qualifying stages of "CASE-IN".

At the opening ceremony, Vladimir Zamolodchikov, First Vice-rector of the National Research University "MEI", Olga Maslova, head of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", and representatives of partner companies in the following areas delivered their parting words to the participants.

In a serious intellectual struggle, the winning teams were determined by an independent expert commission based on the results of the evaluation of the teams' performances.

In the field of "Electric Power Industry", the first place was taken by the Slovo (IEE) team. The participants had to assume the role of employees of the electric power industry and, as part of the case study, take part in solving the problem of developing hydropower resources and developing Russian hydrogenation facilities operating as part of the UES of Russia and in technologically isolated power systems for the coming years and for the long term.

The Heat Stroke (ITAE) team became the winner in the field of Thermal Power Engineering. Based on the information search, as well as their own experience and knowledge, the participants had to analyze a huge amount of source data and propose modern methods and equipment to identify defective areas of thermal mechanical equipment.

In April, the winners of the qualifying stage will represent the National Research University "MEI" at the remote semi-finals of the "CASE-IN" championship and will compete for a place in the face-to-face finals. In the meantime, the teams have a lot of work to do to analyze their cases, work out feedback from experts and prepare for further stages of the competition.

Intellectual competitions like the CASE-IN championship help students learn how to find ways to solve real production problems, based not only on the curriculum, but also on the experience they receive from experts and other participants. They give students an understanding of how to work in a team, provide an opportunity to prove themselves, and are also a chance to start building their career while studying at a university.

A source: NRU "MEI"